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...the mantra of those who don't battle
"...do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic..."
"For the good of the Air Force, for the good of the armed services and for the good of our country, I urge you to reject convention and careerism..."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Maxwell AFB, April 21, 2008
"You will need to challenge conventional wisdom and call things like you see them to subordinates and superiors alike."
- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, United States Air Force Academy, March 4, 2011
Dave Blair, Treason, and Failure Before the American People
So a few months ago my phone started pinging me. Somehow I was part of this group I had never signed up for, that was labeled for a military unit that I've never been a part of and hadn't even heard of. Got a string of messages pinging my phone and I was wondering if it was some hacking attempt. I sent some screen grabs to a buddy of mine who might know and he also had no clue. I looked for ways to leave the group on my computer, clicked everything I could click, but there was no such option. Eventually their chats went away, I stopped being bothered by them, and I forgot about the odd group chat.
Yesterday, however, I started getting pinged in another conversation from this group. I did a bit more research and discovered the unit. It was a drone unit and this time some of the phone numbers included names. The name of the first guy in the group stood out.
Dave Blair. Air Force Academy graduate, Dave Blair.
Dave Blair was a Gunship co-pilot who was sent to drones before upgrading to aircraft commander. He was known as "smart" in the community and kinda rogue and renegade, not afraid to voice new smart ideas before leadership. I used to have people contacting me all the time asking me if I knew the guy, telling me that he also flew Gunships and that the stuff he was saying was much like what I was saying.
Finally, I connected with Dave Blair online when I was at Laughlin because so many people told me I should and I had read some of his writings published in journals. We had never crossed paths in my five years as a Gunship co-pilot and aircraft commander, but people kept sending his stuff to me and saying we were essentially meant to be together, in some kind of purely heterosexual nerd way, because we both had similar soapboxes and both were vocal advocates for drone technology back before it was still un-cool.
We chatted on social media and became "Facebook friends" and sent some papers back and forth and my impression of him was that he was wordy and tried too hard to sound smart. Kind of like Immanuel Kant who sounds impressive to most people because they can't understand what he's saying, or like watching some Dennis Miller bit where he brings up some obscure reference and everybody laughs because they don't want to seem like the dumb one who doesn't get it. Still, I liked most of Dave's points and I really liked his "out of the box" thinking. I like guys who think differently, especially back in those days because the Air Force was on the verge of a revolution of how we could better support warfighters, and we were getting a lot of resistance from cultural norms led by careerist and bureaucratic idiots.
As an Instructor Pilot (IP) at Laughlin I was very vocal about how we needed to forgo our fun flying jobs and concentrate on a better way to do business for the American people. I was adamant that UAS/RPA was the ticket. What Elon Musk recently said (correctly), I was blogging about here more than a decade ago. I was a supporter of unmanned technology, and toward the end of my assignment at Laughlin, we were non-volunteering UPT graduates to go fly drones. Which sucks for a guy chasing a dream that involves yanking and banking when, back then, it wasn't clear that a guy going to drones out of UPT would ever get out to a manned aircraft. So, I put my money where my mouth was and volunteered to fly Reapers at Cannon AFB because I thought it was the right thing to do for the American people. As a bonus, I had enjoyed more than a decade of flying assignments, and me raising my hand would save a youngster from getting non-vol'd to a potential black hole.
When I got there, I hung out with Dave Blair a few times. He was in a different squadron (the same one Brandon Bryant, who also loves lofty assertions to the public while failing to live up to them in secret, was in). We met at a coffee shop once and saw each other at work a few times and talked online still. I discovered that he was a religious nut job who had clearly never touched a woman but I didn't hold that against him. While others talked about Dave Blair like he was some kind of Air Power genius (like the Dennis Miller audience member referenced above), I thought he was kinda scatter shot intellectually. But I liked his writings on the Constitution of the United States and one post in particular about sacrificing for the nation. So much so I got his permission to re-post his writing on this very blog, his "Back to Basics" essay. I even had him review my Air University master's thesis.
Then my view of Dave Blair completely tanked. When I discovered the real Dave Blair, the guy behind his lofty words, the motto of the 19th Special Operations Squadron (a unit that had previously trained us to fly Gunships way back when) rang in my mind. Deeds Not Words.
I went into work after a long weekend and the mission I was tasked with flying was one that was absolutely, without question, a violation of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. So, naturally, as a military officer and professional who took an oath to support and defend that document -- who was duty bound to refuse unlawful orders even if it meant losing my career just five years short of retirement -- I refused on the spot. I didn't fly that mission. And I never did. Eventually I resigned my commission over it.
I won't go into all the details of what transpired after, although this draft video about my career discusses it, but suffice it to say that Dave Blair and I had a conversation where I said, "Dude, you know that mission violates the Constitution." Dave Blair, the intellectual that he is, who had publicly discussed the importance of moral courage and the oath to the Constitution, admitted to me that the mission was unlawful. So I said, "So you've got to refuse it and honor your oath, this is game time." I'll never forget his response.
"I'm sorry, Ryno."
Turns out Dave was all words rather than deeds. No moral courage. No fidelity to the American people who paid for his college and sent him money every month. Dave Blair can write, because that takes no courage and is easy. The doing part for him though, well, that's just too much. When the pressure is on, Dave folds, his words no substitute for actually believing those words and having the character to abide by them.
"... That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same." That was how it went. There wasn't an exception for 'achieving childhood dreams,' nor an exclusion for 'as long as leadership has a coherent plan,' nor a caveat for 'as long as you're still doing what you signed up for.'
The opening lines from Dave Blair's article, Back to Basics
Anyway, I was reminded of that story given this new squadron including me in their correspondence. After not being able to figure out how to leave the group (turns out you can't on a Mac, but you can on a phone), I finally messaged them all back and asked to be removed from the group, while reminding them of their oaths of office. After listening to their messages blowing up my phone I figured I'd do so while giving them a topic to discuss at the next squadron meeting. After all, de-briefing our failures is a tradition in the flying community and Dave Blair has a powerful debrief on that topic he should share. But he won't.
Hilarious mayhem ensued as the members of the group chat appeared surprised that something had went wrong, one sharing a meme about a "security breach" in their chat on an application you can download for Android or iPhone and on various computer operating systems. Nothing says "secure" like the iTunes app store...
After it was all said and done, I'm now free from my phone pinging me with their jokes and one liners and coordination. And hopefully, but improbably, my brief insertion into the conversation will lead to Dave Blair explaining to his current squadron how he utterly failed as a military officer in the most egregious way so that they can all learn and do better. His failure is the kind that in the old days might have come with a charge of treason.
Today it comes with promotion. And so it goes.
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Does the Air Force Reserve Want Americans to Die?
Air Force Reserve idiots in charge, Americans do not have the time to suffer your stupidity. Unfuck yourself immediately!
Update: Finally, some common sense from above, and hopefully there is no virus transmission from this weekend's Reserve drill weekend. Info I'm getting from Reservists over this weekend is that people are not happy at all about having to show up. And they shouldn't be happy about it. Their leadership is risking the lives of their families with their inability to make obviously correct decisions.
Update: The Navy has halted its Reservists from going to drill over the next two months. The Air Force Reserve has mostly left it up to individual Wing Commanders, although those who live outside the local area or in another State from their unit are prohibited in going to drill weekends due to DoD guidance.
With the President of the United States addressing the nation about the obvious and serious threat of the coronavirus pandemic, the Air Force Reserve is still taking "weekend warriors" from communities across America and sending them for one weekend a month drill at bases like Beale AFB, in California. This means that Reservist are leaving their hometowns across the nation, and flying through airports each month, to gather with others who also fly in from other areas of the country.
In case it's not clear where I'm headed with this... how incredibly fucking stupid! Just exactly the kind of decision I would expect from the type of risk averse idiot who gets promoted in our Air Force. These morons are going to kill Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
(Map from 12 March 2020 -- click the link to see how much worse it is now)
Click here for a world tracker of the virus from John Hopkins
and click here for a more granular tracker of individual cases and click here for testing data by State and click here for a list of symptoms
Now, maybe you're thinking the Reserve military has to show up because they have a critical war time mission. Let me rid you of that fallacy. If the Air Force Reserve were to vanish overnight, nobody would care except perhaps those who get a paycheck from that organization and those who manage the "pots of money" for that organization. There is nothing our Air Force Reserve does that matters so much that Americans would even notice. If that hurts your feelings, I don't care. I'm not saying the AFR doesn't do good things, and there are some positions that are important, but most of them are not.
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The reality is most of these non-essential weekend warriors show up to a base like Beale AFB and then they go through a litany of idiotic Computer Based Training (CBT) programs on their computers to get caught up on the never-ending list of CYA bullshit that is put on their plate, stuff like Information Assurance (IA) or Fire extinguisher training. Of course, they do that after they spend a couple of hours fixing their own computers that usually don't work (assuming the network is up and some computer support person is available to help them). Then, after they take care of all that computer nonsense, they might get to the real work. Stuff like writing OPRs and EPRs on their computer, fabricating bullshit everyday stuff to look like world saving efforts on paper, working on yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly and hourly Award Packages for people in Microsoft Word, updating spreadsheets and PowerPoint documents to track whatever stupid thing their commander has them tracking for whatever pet project, updating documents and checklists on their computer for the next "inspection" and, of course, answering phone calls. Lots and lots of phone calls. Then back to typing on the computer.
Now there are people on the flight line who do more than that and while their services might be mission essential, even they spend a great deal of their time as discussed above. At any rate, I'm not talking about mission essential folks who are mostly staffed by full timers.
Many Reservists, if not most, spend their time on a computer all day, and on the phone. So with Amazon and Microsoft and USAA and many other companies having people stay home and work remotely to avoid spreading the virus (and these people aren't even commuting from across the nation), and where even high schools have closed and figured out how to move to online education, why in hell isn't the Air Force Reserve having non-mission critical people work from home using a VPN and a cell phone? When California has banned gatherings of more than 250 people, and the Air Force has even banned the public from attending boot camp graduations? When the Air Force Academy has banned the public from visiting and the Air Force has cancelled airshows? Is the Air Force Reserve part time warrior and full time stupid? Why don't they make the obvious decision given their unique role to be a serious vector in this pandemic?
I'll tell you why. Because their decision makers and the installation commanders are cowards who don't care about the well being of elderly and other Americans who will likely be exposed through their idiocy, and because they know their computer networks are shit, held together with band-aids for decades. That's right, in 2020 with self driving cars, drones, new rockets, Artificial Intelligence, and iPhones that practically read your mind, your United States Air Force cannot get its computers to work reliably so that people can accomplish truly meaningless busy work remotely (and often not even locally). This has been the case for years and it's no secret to anybody who serves.
Colonel Andy "Spoo" Clark, Wing Commander, Beale AFB
So, as a result, Reservists will leave an uninfected town in the USA, fly through Seattle Airport, and spend a weekend at a place like Beale AFB. They will spend their time on a computer and on a phone, they will drive off base to a hotel, they will eat at public establishments and then they will get on another airplane and fly back through perhaps San Francisco to their home outside of California. And they will do this for a weekend out of every month, and sometimes more, hopefully not getting the virus from an airport gate agent like this Alaska Airlines gate agent in San Francisco who tested positive or from the touchy feely un-American joke we call TSA like the agent who tested positive. I know we're American so common sense isn't something we really do, but airports are absolutely dangerous as hell. You probably can't think of a more dangerous place to be during a pandemic, unless it's an airport in Seattle or California.
Even active duty is already carrying the disease from the west coast into the interior of the nation:
An active-duty airman from Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma has presumptively tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Air Force said the airman is the first known to have contracted COVID-19. Air Education and Training Command said Thursday that the airman contracted COVID-19 after returning from leave in the Seattle, Washington area earlier this month, and is now undergoing evaluation and treatment.
Hopefully Reservists will come home today and tomorrow from their meaningless drill weekend without carrying the coronavirus with them and won't have contracted it from California or Washington State or from getting it from some asshole who flies on an airline knowing he has the disease but not telling anybody. But with at least one airline pilot infected with the disease and regularly flying into and out of the west coast, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that one of them will more than likely transmit the virus in the coming days or weeks to their families and hometowns, or perhaps they will bring the virus from their hometowns to Beale AFB and infect the whole unit. Either way, while the Reservists will probably be okay, the people they will be around won't necessarily be and people will more than likely die as a result. Some old folk's home somewhere, some person with a compromised immune system or some other ailment who had the misfortune of thanking them for their service. But at least the dying can know that their sacrifice was worth it, because Airman Snuffy got his fire extinguisher computer training done in person as a result of the world's greatest Air Force being unable to figure out the basic computer networking that every other company in America has no issue with.
So you may be thinking this is just more apocalyptic fear mongering about the pandemic. Fine. Perhaps everything will work out just beautifully as our basic human psychology wants us to believe and the ever increasing number of infections and deaths in the United States will just magically stop. Ignore that prediction or any other prediction though, and focus. This is a matter of Operational Risk Management. Is the risk worth the reward? The answer to that question is a resounding, FUCK NO! Elderly Americans should not be put at risk because some Reservist had to fly to California to accomplish Suicide Awareness training on a computer when they could have done so remotely over an internet connection if only commanders knew how to properly manage resources.
For my part, I intend to write some letters, make some phone calls, and put in some FOIA requests, and do some research to ensure that the coming body count is laid squarely at the feet of the individual coward Air Force "leaders" who are responsible. I want them put on notice. And then when the obvious occurs, I want to ensure they get to add the death of Americans to their resume. Then they can walk that resume over to Amazon or Microsoft but they will have to do it remotely for the time being. Because those companies aren't led by absolute Big Blue Kool-Aid morons who think having went to Air War College makes them capable decision makers when the pressure on. It obviously doesn't.
The DOD has halted all travel to "Level 3" virus locations (widespread ongoing transmission), but unfortunately the CDC's generous map of those locations doesn't include any locations inside the United States. Now the CDC is saying that Iceland is a Level 3 risk and so no DoD personnel can travel to or from Iceland. Iceland has 117 cases of coronavirus and has an area of 40,000 square miles. Washington State has 373 confirmed cases and is 71,000 square miles (edit: a day later Washington State is now reporting more than 450 cases making non-essential Reservists doing weekend duty at McChord AFB incredibly insane, edit: two days later the number is more than 500). California has 179 confirmed cases (edit: two days later, that number is more than 300) although it's much larger at 164,000 square miles.
Washington State is clearly "Level 3" and worse than Iceland even though the CDC map hasn't labeled it as such. Yet the Air Force Reserve, given the authority to make the right call as have local installation commanders, is still chugging right along as though everything is normal, full steam ahead through the train tunnel with the big bright light shining at the other end. "But somebody above me didn't make the call and I'm scared to do it myself because I'm a real leader, mission first, people always!"
Meanwhile, President Trump is reportedly considering travel bans to California and Washington State.
Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, Commander, Air Force Reserve
If history is any indicator, the kind of yes-men absolute idiots we promote will make the right decision but not until it's too late. That's also known as making the wrong decision, especially when it's so easy to forecast the future state of affairs. In the meantime, Reservists will show up to drill weekends not wanting to risk their jobs, too scared to say no to idiot bosses who can't see the obvious and only correct decision for mission and people right in front of their faces, and will bring the virus back to their spouses and kids. Leadership that can't provide working computer systems in the United States Air Force certainly can't be expected to make smart decisions by their people in order to safeguard their people or the mission, having spent too much time learning the vice of getting promoted.
The Air Force Reserve needs to put the weight of its critical operations on full timers and active duty and keep part timers from traveling to and from the unit. Figure out how to use part timers to do work remotely. And start getting rid of all the nonsense queep that you've been talking about getting rid of for the past decade because that stuff is only a drag at a time when things need to work efficiently.
Reservists who have an ounce of common sense, who understand that multiple world leaders are getting infected along with high profile actors and Senator staffers must understand that the worthless cunts we promote and put birds and stars on, lack the capability to protect you (and therefore your families and communities) during your valueless drill weekend. And that's if they even care to keep you and your family and your community safe, which is questionable when they compare your well being or the mission against that highest of all values in their world, their own careers. There isn't much time. If you care about your family, your kids, and your parents and if you care about your local community, and your unit is in one of these Level 3 areas inside the United States, you may need to tell the Air Force Reserve to go fuck itself if they don't fix this issue right-now. If Air Force leadership continues this incredibly insane path and doesn't over the next hours reverse itself, you need to tell your boss you're out and stay home. If you continue to show up, you likely will make it through the sickness fine, but you will do so by costing hospital space for others and you will do so at the cost of spreading the disease to others who will not fare so well. Are their lives worth that tiny paycheck? Make a decision and raise your voices or your families and your neighbors will pay for it dearly. There is precious little time to get it right.
This is a fucking pandemic. Pretty darn good ain't gonna cut it. The Air Force Reserve needs to unfuck itself yesterday.
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The Saints proprietor is referring to officers' resolution to not name a penalty on Rams defensive again Nickell Robey-Coleman for his early and excessive hit on Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis whereas quarterback Drew Brees' third-down go was nonetheless within the air.
A penalty would have given the Saints a primary down contained in the Rams 10-yard line with about 1:45 left and allowed New Orleans to expire many of the remaining time left earlier than making an attempt a go-ahead discipline objective.
As an alternative, about 1:41 remained when the Saints took their final lead, and the Rams got here again to win in time beyond regulation.
Benson has been the only real proprietor of the Saints since her husband, Tom, died final March.


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New Haitian caravan heading for U.S. border in 20 days, activist says – Border Report
Frustration growing among advocates of migrants stuck in Mexico lacking travel papers
Haitian and Central American migrants march to the Siglo XXI Migratory Station in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, on September 15, 2021. – The new migratory flow of Haitians to the United States seems to be encouraged by friends and relatives who tell them about the benefits of living in the North. But no one warns them of the ordeal they will face first. In addition to thousands of kilometers of road, the journey to southern Mexico, from where they will try to flee to the promised land, includes days of walking through mountains and jungles infested with insects and animals, assaults by criminal groups and shipwrecks. (Photo by CLAUDIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A migrant advocate in Southern Mexico says a Haitian caravan will depart for the U.S. border from Tapachula on October 23 – with or without clearance from Mexico.
"We are leaving in 20 days," activist Irineo Mujica said Tuesday on social media. "We prefer to march with (travel) papers. […] And this time, with papers or without papers, we are ready for war. If the National Guard comes and they are cowardly enough to beat women and children, let them prepare because God's hand is with us."
¨CARAVANA Madre" saldrá de #Tapachula #Chiapas
En los próximos días la Caravana Madre saldrán de la frontera sur con o sin documentos en mano señala @IrineoMujica director de @PuebloSF pic.twitter.com/NsL1h5VEdy
The statement from Mujica, a U.S. citizen with the nonprofit Pueblo Sin Fronteras, comes amid growing frustration from thousands of Haitians and Central American migrants seeking humanitarian visas to either stay in Mexico or have free transit north. The migrants and their advocates have been holding rallies and marches in Tapachula in recent days, according to local media.
The new caravan would come on the heels of the mid-September arrival of 15,000 Haitians and Central Americans to Del Rio, Texas. It would also confirm concerns recently voiced by a Panamanian official regarding the passage of an additional 60,000 to 65,000 Haitians through her country on the way north.
🔴 #Migrantes | Migrantes se manifestaron y bloquearon las principales calles de Tapachula, con el objetivo de salir de la ciudad donde llevan meses esperando su documentación.
Mantente informado en https://t.co/ZEP5l0OEgq pic.twitter.com/9cHu9dhHfX
Mujica and other advocates in Tapachula last week turned to federal courts in the state of Chiapas to force the National Migration Institute (INM) and the National Refugee Commission (COMAR) to acknowledge the right of some 12,000 migrants there to seek asylum.
The court writs, known as amparos, wouldn't guarantee asylum but would at least protect the migrants from deportation, the activists say.
The INM responded with a news release saying no Haitians have been granted such protection so far and that the writs don't guarantee free transit, anyway.
"The INM makes this information available so that people who are migrants aren't given erroneous information, false documents or become victims of extortion," the Mexican agency said.
Later, it said its officers arrested 103 migrants heading north in a single bus in the state of Tabasco, which borders Chiapas.
The agency said it favors "safe, orderly and legal" migration. But activists say it's either dragging its feet in processing the migrants' claims or it just doesn't want to let them pass.
"They have no intention of letting the Haitians leave, unless it is to Haiti," Mujica said. "That is why we are seeking the amparos. With those writs, (Mexican) immigration cannot detain them, and they know it."
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Boat capsizes off Haitian coast, at least 12 people dead – Westport News
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Are you hitting the end of your data allowance? Do you find yourself hitting that wall regularly and wonder why you must keep topping up your iPhone? Then follow these steps to make your precious data bandwidth last longer. They're very simple and they'll put you in control.
If left uncontrolled, iTunes and the App Store will download app updates and stream/download music and other media even when you are using your mobile connection. You don't want this to happen (or, at least, you have a right to control when it does). To stop your iPhone downloading items like this over your mobile connection, open Settings>iTunes & App Stores and toggle Use Cellular Data to off.
Some apps like to share data. They like to update constantly, downloading new content "for your convenience" and uploading other information for their own ends. If you want to make your data last through the end of the month you need to crack down on this. Do it now, open Settings>General>Background App Refresh and either turn it off completely (top control), or go through each and every app on your device and decide whether to allow it to refresh in the background or not.
Some apps use more data than others (hello Facebook). In many cases this is benign. To see which apps are – literally – costing you money in the form of data usage, open Settings>Cellular (or Mobile Data) and look at the list of apps. Under the name of each app you'll see how much cellular data they have been using. You can disable use of cellular data by any app using the toggle beside its name. Switch off the hungry ones, unless you like to use them on the road.
Wi-Fi Assist lets you supplement a weak Wi-Fi signal with mobile bandwidth. It can be really useful, but it can also be a real data hog. You disable this feature in Settings>Cellular/Mobile Data and look to the bottom of the list where you'll find Wi-Fi Assist in its own section. Switch it off with the toggle.
Do you listen to lots of music on the move? Probably. When you stream your tracks, they will be coming down to you over your cellular data connection, eating bandwidth as they do. Open Apple Music in Settings>Music and look at Cellular Data – toggle this off to disable streaming entirely (you'll just have to download tracks over Wi-Fi before going anywhere). You might want to continue to stream music, which you can do – just make sure the High Quality Streaming option is disabled and tracks will be lower quality and take up less space.
You will also want to turn Cellular Data off in Settings>Podcasts.
You will also want to turn off the artwork updating feature in Music>Mobile Data.
Mail likes to check for new messages frequently. That's fine, but doing so reduces battery life and swallows your mobile data allowance. You can choose to download new messages manually in Settings>Mail>Accounts>Fetch New Data. Turn Push off, then work through your mail accounts to see how they are set up – switch them to Fetch and you'll be able to download new email when you want it downloaded, presumably when using a Wi-Fi connection.
Safari Reading List stores webpages on your device to read later on. This means that you can find things you want to read on Wi-Fi, and then put them inside your Reading List to read later on when you are on mobile data.
If you like to send images with your Messages (and who doesn't), then you can save yourself a little more precious mobile data in Settings>Messages> scroll to the bottom and toggle Low-Quality Image Mode and any images you choose to send will be smaller.
You can save more data by disabling Location Services – though doing so may disable some of the tools you use frequently, such as Maps. However, if you are near the end of your monthly data allowance and not planning to go anywhere you may tweak a little more usable time by turning Location Services off in Settings>Privacy. Some apps may need to use Location sometimes, but it may help.
You don't really need Notifications from every app. You probably ignore loads of them. However, it's logical to imagine that every Notification you receive has generated a small data exchange over your mobile connection. Open Settings>Notifications and switch alerts off from those apps you don't want to hear from, by tapping the app name and toggling it off in the next screen.
One more thing that might help: you'll save a huge bunch of space if you stop Photos updating your iCloud Photo Library using Mobile Data. You do this in Settings>Photos>Mobile Data, toggle to off.
Armed with these tips you should be able to get a little more time out of your mobile data connection before needing to cough up more cash or pay extra for going over your monthly limit. Good luck!


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Two youngsters befriend a fugitive and help him reunite with his lost love, in coming-of-age Cannes hit.
Mud, Mud, glorious Mud. Director Jeff Nichols off the back of his dark and disturbing debut feature Take Shelter is fast developing an impressive reputation, which is only enhanced with this latest offering. Mud is a beautiful and touching story of love in all its strange, unconventional and wonderful forms, of an evolving landscape, changing way of life, and of the exciting, terrifying and wildly confusing adventure that is growing up.
Our title character Mud (Matthew McConaughey) is a disheveled loner discovered by two 14 year old explorer tykes, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland). A confessed fugitive, Mud seems at first like a peculiar homeless man, but he is strong, sinewy and practical. He is clearly dangerous while also a hopeless romantic, fuelled by his passion for a lost love.
Discovered in a rather magical boat held high in the limbs of a tree on a deserted island in a river delta, the boys swiftly form a pact to help the man to evade the authorities (and sinister bounty hunters) and reunite with his childhood sweetheart, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon).
What follows is a stunning study of relationships, big and small, lasting and fleeting, between father and son, uncle and nephew, husband and wife, best friends, lovers, with the girl in the year above and the bewildering man on the island. Intertwined unrelentingly is the picture's landscape of vast southern rivers, which define the way of life, the people and their past, present and futures, all of which are threatened by the encroaching Arkansas town.
This was yet another chapter in the Matthew McConaughey renaissance. After a career thought lost to romcoms (and not even good ones), films such as Killer Joe, Magic Mike and now Mud have proven that with age and a good agent, there is hope for anyone. A strong and restrained performance, it is perfectly pitched. Tye Sheridan, fresh out of The Tree of Life is beginning to build and exciting portfolio and is one to watch. His flawless, enchanting and completely believable portrayal of naïve hope and unfashionable romanticism, combined with Jacob Lofland's roguish and resourceful Neckbone filter the film through a 14 year old's inquisitive eyes, so that even when we veer into hyperbole in the final act we are wont to go along with it.
Most obviously the film has a strong Huck Finn vibe, and even a hint of Dickens's Pip and Magwitch. But it has a watery aesthetic and sincere child's perspective that invokes the more recent, impeccable Beasts of the Southern Wild. A few 'hick-town' movie tropes and a slightly eye-rolling finale are easily overlooked with the wonderful performances and warm-hearted intentions. The only wonder is why there were just 3 of us in the screening!
Jeff Nichols's last film Take Shelter was a flawed but intriguing effort, and suggested that he could be someone to watch. Mud is sadly a backward step, thoroughly mediocre film-making which assumes that, in the absence of any narrative or thematic originality, an atmospheric location and good casting are somehow sufficient to engage an audience for more than two hours. As if to compensate for the woozy torpor of the first three quarters, the film descends into contrived 'incident' in the last half hour which is actually more boring. Mud's main achievement is in discovering Tye Sheridan, who gives a lovely performance as the leading boy.


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Choose Start > Programs > Micro Focus > Modernization Workbench Administration.
In the Modernization Workbench Administration window, choose Tools > Check Workspace Queue. In the Select workspace dialog, select the workspace. An informational dialog reports the number of items still in the queue.
Choose Tools > Manage Queue. In the Select workspace dialog, select the workspace. In the HyperCode Queue Status window, select the locked items and choose Record > Unlock.
Choose Administer > Launch HyperCode Converter. In the Launch HyperCode Converter dialog, select the workspace. Choose On Local Computer if you want to run the converter on the local computer. Choose On Remote Computer if you want to run the converter on a remote computer. If you choose On Remote Computer, browse for the remote computer on the network. Click OK.
Click the HyperCode Converter icon on the task bar. In the HyperCode Converter dialog, make sure all the items were converted successfully and that the status of the HyperCode Converter is "Idle."
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Ranking the Top 10 Book/Movie Villains
On June 27, 2019 June 27, 2019 By Elisha McFarlandIn Blog Posts
This started off as a table discussion within my family. Now, after a few hours of thought, I want to actually do this, with a little bit of a pattern. Villains will receive from between 1-10 in People Killed, Darkness, and Power. This will give the villain a total between 1-30. Alright, let's go.
10: Moriarty- Sherlock Holmes. I give him a 2 in People Killed, considering he basically only killed himself, along with a few others. Power gets a 2, bumped up from a 1 because of his ability to manipulate the people under his command. His Darkness gets a 5, owing to his intense hatred for Sherlock Holmes, and his ability to do anything to stop Sherlock. If you've seen Season 4, Episode 4…. brr… However, he is probably one of my favorite villain actors. You really can't do better than that. Total score: 9
9: Loki- MCU. We've seen him on these lists before! People Killed: 6. Invaded New York, killed hundreds, was responsible for the death of Phil Coulson. Darkness: 4. Once again, he's a murderer and appeared to have no qualms in stabbing poor Phil Coulson. Power: 4. Three words: He's a god. All this evil and power, and yet he still has millions of fangirls. (As you can tell, I don't like him a lot). Total score: 14
8: Joker- DCU. Was such an evil villain, I'm still not allowed to see Batman: The Dark Knight. However, I've read quite a bit about him, so here we go. People Killed: 5. Was a psychopath, serial killer. 'Nuff said. Darkness: 7. Was EXTREMELY dark. He was so dark, he's the second darkest villain here. Power: 3. Wasn't very powerful, but had a lot of resources at his command. Total score: 15.
7: Palpatine- Star Wars. The second greatest villain in the Star Wars universe surpassed only by his own apprentice (see below). People Killed: 4. He would have gotten a 3, but I added one because of the murder of Mace Windu. Darkness: 7. Extremely dark looks as evil as a villain can get, and even wears the hood. There are few villains that surpass him in darkness. Power: 5. Was able to shoot lightning out of his fingers, use the force effectively, choke people, and fight with a lightsaber. Not a dude you want to mess with. Total score: 16
Savitar- DCU, The Flash. This was a tough one. It was either him, the Thinker, or Zoom. I'm inclined to chose Savitar, especially because of his insane speed, so here we go. People Killed: 4. Slaughtered anyone in his path, and almost killed Barry and Wally. Darkness: 7. Insanely dark, fought with absolutely no handholds, did anything to get his goals, and even looked dark. Power: 5. Was as fast as Barry, and could even walk on water. To be honest, he's probably the coolest looking villain. Total score: 16
Sauron- The Lord of the Rings. People Killed: 7. Was responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of hobbits, dwarves, men, and elves, including Gil-galad and Isuldur. Darkness: 4. In the last movies, he took the shape of a flaming eye, glaring down at everything atop his tower, Barad-Dur. Power: 5. In his necromancy stage, he was able to fight and kill any living creature, save maybe Gandalf and Saruman. Total score: 16
Steppenwolf- DCU. Was the main villain in the popular movie Justice League. People Killed: 7. Was literally known as the "Destroyer of Worlds". Darkness: 6. Has no qualms about killing anyone, in any way. He would have gladly destroyed Earth to find the Motherboxes. Power: 6. Was able to defeat the entire Justice League, minus Superman, who made a later appearance and wiped the floor with Steppenwolf. Total Score: 19
Darth Vader- Star Wars. Was the most powerful Jedi of his time, but he turned rogue and slaughtered everyone in the Jedi temple, including women and children. Bad boy, Ani. People Killed: 6. Darkness: 6. His theme song blaring in the background, cape flowing, respirator making that awesome hooo-caaahh sound. You can't beat that. Power: 7. Force choke, insane lightsaber skills, insane piloting skills, was able to slaughter anyone who stood in the way of the Empire. Total score: 19
Voldemort- Harry Potter. Need I say more? This is going to be interesting. People Killed: 7. Killed absolutely anyone he wanted, including women, children, and babies. Killed his most loyal supporter (Snape), was responsible for the death of the greatest wizard of all time (Dumbledore), and tried to kill Harry more times than we can count. Darkness: 10. I'm going to get some flak for that, but you CANNOT get darker than Voldemort. He is the dictionary definition of darkness. Power: 7. Was the second most powerful wizard of his time, and was capable of casting spells most didn't even KNOW about. Total score: 24
Thanos- MCU. I am sure some people will disagree, but that's where I stand. He was easily the greatest villain of all time. People Killed: 10. He killed trillions. Nothing else needs saying. Darkness: 6. He wasn't the darkest villain, but he was decently dark. Power: 10. Again, he had the power to kill half the people in the universe, was able to fight off ALL the Avengers with hardly a thought, and lived to tell the tale. Total score: 26.
All right, everybody, that's all. Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you have a great day!
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Really enjoyed it 👌💕💕
You know I too love Loki.. 😍😍💞😻
NoahJ
Why would you love Tom Hiddleston? He is easily 3 times your age xD
Grampa Joe Nowosielski
I really enjoyed that, Elisha. I forwarded it on to my 3 kids (ages 29-39). They will enjoy it too. I do have a suggestion: Think about adding "sense of humor" points. Villains don't need to incorporate humor to make them memorable, but sometimes it adds to the theatre. You couldn't give a full 10 point range because that would cloud things, but maybe a "4 max" bonus. One of my favorite villain portrayals was the Sherriff of Nottingham in Kevin Costner's Robin Hood, played by Alan Rickman (talk about hamming up a role! He was wonderful!) He would get a 4 on that scale, but sadly would not score high enough in your original categories.
I pray this finds you fully recovered from your malaria bout. Love, Joe Nowosielski
That's a great idea! I'll definetely use that next time!
Ariana Evans
Great list! I love it. I agree with most of them, (of course I haven't seen all of those). XD
mimerific
Yeah, thanks for spoiling the end of Harry Potter for me.
Ah, sorry. I forgot about that lol
But in saying what he said, it is not spoiled. Be nice on the comments, not critical to jab at the author. He doesn't know that, so be kind. Basically, bug off. Thanks 😀
Joshua M. Swanson
Nice list of villains there!
When I watch movies or read books, I root for the baddies… shameful, isn't it? 🙂
This list was awesome! Thanos does still take the top though, because of his actions with the stones. Literally killed half of all living things, including animals and backteria, and of course, all humans and aliens. Cannot get more evil or insane then that 😀
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I've done a ton of digging on the community boards but I can't seem to figure out how to tell Alteryx to update the "end date" field to "today's date" in the GA connector automatically.
I did find this article, but it either doesn't answer this specific question or I'm completely dense. I don't know how to configure the date interface tool to always pass today's date, or how to make it pass any date, really since my tests haven't worked.
The end goal is to create a flow that I can schedule to run daily and grab the most recent information from GA without having to come in and update the dates manually in any way.
I need to have this field update to today's date automatically with every run.
End date does not allow to change - To work around we build a system to get data for yesterday , save it to DB and pass to other systems after aggregation.
Ah! I didn't realize it would pull "yesterday" correctly despite displaying the "original" date. I'll give that a try!


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Anthony Pettis plans to sue USADA, claiming drug test bottle cut his hand prior to UFC 241
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Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis claims the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency – and more specifically, its drug testing kit – is partly to blame for his loss against Nate Diaz at UFC 241.
Pettis, who's scheduled to face Diego Ferreira on Saturday at UFC 246, plans to sue the anti-doping agency after he claims a bottle used to collect his fight-night drug sample cut his right hand, leaving him unable to perform to his capabilities.
"I had to fight compromised," he said Monday on "Ariel Helwani's MMA Show." "I gave USADA a chance to make it right, but right now, we're going through the court. I've got to sue them."
Pettis has hired noted anti-doping attorney Howard Jacobs to represent him in court. Jacobs, who's previously represented stars like Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar, told MMA Fighting no legal action has been filed yet against USADA. Pettis' manager, Abe Kawa, also told ESPN that the UFC and the bottle manufacturer will also be named in the suit.
Pettis said he decided to go the legal route after the anti-doping agency stopped responding to his team. A USADA rep declined comment on his interview on Monday. Andy Foster, who heads the California State Athletic Commission that regulated UFC 241, also declined comment.
Pettis said he suffered the cut backstage prior to the fight. As a result, he said he wasn't able to warm up for the fight and fought Diaz like an "amateur." He went on to lose via decision to Diaz. The cut wasn't the only damage he suffered; he also broke his foot in the second round of the fight, though he managed to avoid surgery.
The ex-champ said his ordeal began when a USADA rep requested a drug test. When his first urine sample was too diluted, the result of recent rehydration, he said he waited over an hour to provide a second sample. That's when the edge of the bottle cut his hand.
USADA and other regulators typically use a tamper-proof bottle made by Berlinger, which locks into place once it is screwed in.
Pettis said his longtime coach, Duke Roufus, saw the cut and "begging" him not to fight. Roufus told MMA Fighting he was in a "panic" and said the typically composed Pettis was not happy with USADA officials.
Despite the unfortunate surprise, Pettis said he didn't want to lose the opportunity to face Diaz and believed the fight wouldn't be stopped because of the cut. UFC reps then glued shut the gash and placed tape around the wound. The tape was then removed outside the cage to stay in compliance with the commission's rules.
According to Pettis, the cut was serious enough to require stitches.
"I wish he wouldn't have fought, because it showed in his performance, unfortunately," Roufus told MMA Fighting. "Here's the thing, when it happened, it affects you making a fist and also affects you grappling, because you need your thumb to grab things."
Pettis said he's disengaged from the lawsuit to prepare for his fight against Ferreira, but he plans to get involved after UFC 246.
"I don't want this to happen to any other fighter," he said. "I think something needs to change in the rules back there. We should be doing the piss test after we perform. If that would have happened … I would never have had to deal with a cut on my hand before my fight."
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As kids playing at the lake or on the playground, we would take turns dragging our heels backward in the sand to create "a line." We would proceed to dare the other guys or group of guys to cross "the line".
These were the easiest lines to follow. It was fair or foul, an ample number of yards were gained or you were forced to punt. You crossed the finish line first or you didn't. If someone stepped out of bounds or was in the paint for three seconds it was a turnover.
Then the invisible lines got even more difficult. So difficult in fact that if we danced too close to the lines we couldn't even know if or when we crossed over them. If we didn't know for sure, who could?
These invisible lines are measured through the heart or what some might call our soul. At the moment of infraction, we might not see or feel it, but God does.
I'm encouraged by the people around me who strive to live within the lines or boundaries set by God. I'm even more encouraged when some of us who can't see as well step outside the lines and are guided back inside the lines by the wise ones among us.
Just so you know, I don't think that giving "hero status" to any of us that might have puked during practice was crossing any lines!
Thanks for your forgiveness! It's been a blessing to watch you and everyone else develop into determined, solid people. You handled that accident with much dignity, I'm proud of you.
Yes, you may have been a little tough on us at times, and come close to that line, but there's nothing wrong with that. Life isn't easy, and you helped every one of us get a taste for that at a younger age. You also guided us along the way to be loyal, honorable people. Your life lessons and motivational speeches are some my best memories from high school, and I won't ever forget them. Like Chelsea said, you have impacted so many of our lives and have made us become individuals with strong work ethics. You believed in every one of us, and sometimes I feel like that's all it takes…is for someone to believe in you! Thank you Floyd for teaching us valuable lessons.
Ha ha, my lines are pretty fuzzy but I can just make them out if I stand back far enough!


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Shopping at Sydney CBD
The city of Sydney in Australia offers a great shopping experience that can be relatively delightful. Huge department stores and also shopping mall in Sydney are closely developed within just a couple of blocks from each other. Sydney shopping shops are typically open between 9 in the morning till 5 in the afternoon on weekdays. A few of the popular shopping mall in Sydney CBD are:
The Queen Victoria Building Shopping mall was opened in 1898 as function built shopping centre in the party of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. There were some years that this structure was overlooked and overlooked and also at some point pertained to a worn-out standing. Yet throughout the 1980s, major reconstruction was done to this old structure that restored its majesty. Nowadays, QVB is regarded as a striking picture of Victorian architecture in the city. Inside the building are 190 collections of developer tags, specialty shops and also diners. This tremendous shopping centre lies along George Road just in between the City centre and even Market Street.
The Strand Gallery is a trendier and also a lot more modern-day variation of the Queen Victoria Structure. It opened in 1892 yet was virtually reduced by a 1976 fire. The Shopkeepers in the shopping mall brought it to remediation and is nowadays an ideal mall to discover the leading designer labels in Australia along with some jewellery experts, boutiques and also salon. The Strand can be located in the heart of Pitt Road.
The Skygarden is a CTFO CBD with a stunning and stylish atmosphere that opens seven even days a week. Inside the shopping centre, there can be located an outstanding collection of worldwide and also Australian fashion tags. This mall is situated between Pitt Street Mall and Castlereagh Street at the heart of Sydney's central downtown.
The Piccadilly is a big shopping mall where a few of the luxury fashion sellers in Sydney can be discovered. More than 40 specialty stores and stores marketing different products from footwear to house products are housed in the shopping centre, making it an optimal purchasing location to find the very best gift for any celebration. This mall is situated in Pitt Street opposite the Hilton Resort.
The Grace Brothers outlet store is made up of seven levels or floorings. Its mezzanine floors make the location look like an exhibition space instead of a purchasing store. This shopping mall has the largest collection of cosmetic array around Australia in addition to showcasing the most recent designs of devices as well as computer system devices. This shopping centre, a site by itself, lies in the Market and George Road corner.
David Jones holds the title for being the earliest department store in Sydney. It is also among the department stores worldwide which still runs utilizing its original name. This shopping centre is also the very first shopping mall in the city of Sydney to have a hydraulic lift as well as currently markets furniture as well as furnishings. As it still runs in its initial trade name, so does it operates on a main slogan or dedication which requires providing the very best and also most aside from all items. This shopping centre can be discovered on Market Street and Castlereagh Street.
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Wall Street rising … Trump's commerce secretary to talk tariffs with EU … Schwartz to retire from Goldman, boosts Solomon as next CEO
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising this morning with retailers and technology companies making some of the largest gains. At 10:27 a.m. Eastern Time, the S&P 500 index added 6 points, to 2,792. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 41 points, to 25,377. And the Nasdaq climbed 36 points, to 7,597. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks picked up 2 points, to 1,599.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his commerce secretary will be talking to the European Union about tariffs Trump argues have been unfair to the United States. Trump tweets that "Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross will be speaking with representatives of the European Union about eliminating the large Tariffs and Barriers they use against the U.S.A. Not fair to our farmers and manufacturers." The president announced last week that the United States would impose heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, with some countries potentially exempted.
NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs says that Harvey Schwartz, its co-chief operating officer, will retire next month, clearing the way for David Solomon to eventually become the next chief executive of the Wall Street firm. Schwartz and Solomon jointly hold the positions of co-chief operating officer and president. Both had been considered likely successors to Lloyd Blankfein, the current CEO.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy says its top executive's compensation has nearly doubled over the past two years. The country's No. 2 electricity company by total customers reported to shareholders that Chief Executive Officer Lynn Good was paid more than $21.4 million in 2017, an increase from $10.8 million in 2015.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's biggest-selling newspaper says it's ending a decades-long practice of commissioning photos of topless female models. The Bild daily says, "we will show no more topless productions of our own with women." The paper says it's increasingly felt that "many women find these pictures offensive or degrading, both here in the editorial department and also among our female readers."
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#Proud Tenant Stories
Arran Williams, November 18, 2015
Social housing is something of a hot topic at the moment with the current housing crisis rarely far from the pages of the national press. The shortage of affordable housing and the situation that that places some of Britain's most vulnerable residents can tend to place a dark cloud over the housing sector. As they carry out the often thankless task of combating the increasing shortage, negative press can often make the situation all the worse.
As we celebrate #HousingDay 2015, we felt it was important to highlight the positive stories that are there to be told. Real-life accounts from people that, without the work and commitment of housing associations, local councils and similar organisations would find themselves in dire straits.
Here are their stories
Avril, L&Q Housing
Following a difficult childhood and having escaped an alcoholic husband, Avril found herself without permanent accommodation. With the help of a friend, she contacted a number of housing associations and received a response from L&Q Housing, they had found a flat for her in Catford, South East London.
"It was a lovely flat in a large converted house" says Avril, "when I got the keys, I was so relieved, I sat in the middle of the floor and cried".
Unfortunately, Avril's troubles didn't end there. Workmen who had come to decorate made a startling discovery.
"They discovered that the building was subsiding so I had to move".
Being disabled, Avril needed ground floor accommodation and in order to aid the search, she told her housing officer that she would move out of London if needed.
"I was so worried that they wouldn't find me anywhere suitable but I needn't have, I soon got a call telling me they had found me a place".
The place turned out to be Avril's dream property, a bungalow with a little garden on Canvey Island.
"I was over the moon, I never would have got a bungalow if I'd stayed in London".
Avril quickly settled in and now, at 82, is a happy member of her community. She has built up a circle of friends amongst her neighbours and, despite two strokes and two heart attacks, remains happy and upbeat. She also recognises the massive contribution that L&Q Housing have made to her life.
"L&Q have been like family to me. They have always been there to help when I needed it".
Gina, Transform Housing & Support
This is the story of Gina, a Transform Housing & Support resident.
"My mental health problems started in my first year of university in Exeter. I took on an awful lot while I was studying, without much support, and at the same time I was experiencing family problems. Within the first term I had my first breakdown. I stopped taking medication for my depression; for three months I didn't know what I was doing and ended up in a lot of debt. One night I even walked across the motorway and ended up in hospital under a police section. It was a tough experience, I was lucky I didn't do anything more serious".
"I moved into a Transform property in Runnymede which was nearer to home. I was so pleased to be rescued by Transform. I had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia which makes you really conscious of how the outside world sees you. It was an uncertain and complicated time, but Transform helped me".
"Eventually my keyworker helped me move to a Transform property two streets away from my mum, which is brilliant. She has helped me loads. She's one of the kindest people I've ever met, with the patience of a saint. Things have changed a lot – it's a completely different way of life from where I started off. Once you've been through the sort of things I've been through, you are really appreciative of a home and having a bit more stability".
"No matter how tough it gets Transform are reliable and always there when you need to ask for help. Transform has grounded me and given me hope for the future".
Dylan & Andy, Southern Housing Group
As well as providing homes for 68,000 residents, Southern Housing Group also undertakes a range of activities aimed at improving the lives of their tenants. Southern Works is the group's employment and training programme, helping residents find work in their chosen industries.
Dylan is a Southern resident in London who wanted to work in construction. Working with Southern Works, Dylan discovered an opportunity to gain an apprenticeship with Durkan Ltd. With the support of Southern Works, Dylan was offered a traineeship with Durkan which would allow him to gain experience working on a building site and spend one day a week in college in order to gain the necessary qualification to be considered for the apprenticeship.
"I was thrilled with the support I got from Southern Works and I'd really encourage others to use their services to kick start their careers" says Dylan.
Andy is a Southern Housing Group resident based in Essex. Having struggled to find work, he appealed to Southern Works for help. The specialised staff worked closely with Andy to help him in his job search and in developing a range of valuable skills to boost his employability.
"The staff at Southern Housing Group were caring, offered support and were really involved throughout the whole process" explains Andy. "They also got in touch with me regularly to see how I was getting on. I'm grateful for the advice and tips they gave me, including how to be confident in job interviews. This really helped me to learn the basics I needed to get work".
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1. Avoid mixing things from different rooms in the same box; it will make unpacking more time consuming.
This stuff is all in the same room, so it's cool if I just sweep it into a box, right? Martha?
2. Refrain from noting anything valuable, such as silver, on the outside of a box.
So don't let on that this box is full of awesome. Got it.
3. Wrap small items that can be easily lost in brightly colored tissue paper before placing them in boxes.
What if I want them to get lost?
Remove the bulb, harp, and shade.
Pack the base of the lamp in an upright position in a well-padded box.
Wrap the shade in tissue paper (never packing paper) and place it upright in a separate box, lined with crumpled tissue.
Wrap the harp separately and affix it to the inside of the box containing the shade with a piece of tape.
Martha, you lost me at "harp."
I think I'll just roll the whole thing in newspaper (NOT packing paper) and put it in a box with this birthday gift bag and a random mix of laundry (clean laundry! I'm not an animal!).
5. Most electronic equipment is best moved in the manufacturer's original packaging. If you don't have it, double-box them.
Um. Is that a jar of homemade apricot jam?
This whole post strikes me as a procrastination ploy. Am I right?


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Linda McClain, Julie McKinney, Julie Ralston; Occupational Therapists in Private Practice. Am J Occup Ther 1992;46(7):613-618. doi: 10.5014/ajot.46.7.613.
Although increasing numbers of occupational therapists are choosing to work in private practice, little data exist describing this sector of the profession. In the present study, experienced occupational therapists were asked about their moves into private practice, including (a) their motivation, (b) their preparation, and (c) their perceptions of the move's risks and benefits before and after the move.
A survey was sent to a national random sample of 105 occupational therapists, 74 of whom responded. According to the survey, autonomy was the most important motivating factor for occupational therapists moving into private practice. However, once they were in private practice, the occupational therapists noted that increased income was a major benefit. These occupational therapists had planned for the risks of reimbursement, referral sources, and overhead but had not anticipated problems with staffing shortages.
Incomes increased for occupational therapists who moved into private practice. The survey compared the incomes of occupational therapists before and after they entered private practice. It also compared their income and educational levels. Other comparisons included income and work experience, income and work role, and income and geographic location.
Autonomy and financial considerations appear to be the overriding issues for occupational therapists choosing careers in private practice. Almost unanimously, the survey respondents said that private practice was a good career choice.


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package org.apache.flink.runtime.jobmaster;

import org.apache.flink.api.common.JobExecutionResult;
import org.apache.flink.api.common.JobID;
import org.apache.flink.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.blob.BlobServer;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.blob.BlobStore;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.clusterframework.types.ResourceID;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.heartbeat.HeartbeatServices;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.highavailability.HighAvailabilityServices;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.highavailability.RunningJobsRegistry;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.jobgraph.JobGraph;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.jobgraph.JobVertex;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.jobmanager.OnCompletionActions;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.jobmanager.SubmittedJobGraphStore;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.leaderelection.LeaderElectionService;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.metrics.MetricRegistry;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.metrics.MetricRegistryConfiguration;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.rpc.FatalErrorHandler;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.rpc.RpcService;
import org.apache.flink.util.TestLogger;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Ignore;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito;
import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest;
import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner;

import java.util.UUID;

import static org.apache.flink.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest(JobManagerRunner.class)
public class JobManagerRunnerMockTest extends TestLogger {

	private JobManagerRunner runner;

	private JobMaster jobManager;

	private JobMasterGateway jobManagerGateway;

	private LeaderElectionService leaderElectionService;

	private SubmittedJobGraphStore submittedJobGraphStore;

	private TestingOnCompletionActions jobCompletion;

	private BlobStore blobStore;

	private RunningJobsRegistry runningJobsRegistry;

	@Before
	public void setUp() throws Exception {
		RpcService mockRpc = mock(RpcService.class);
		when(mockRpc.getAddress()).thenReturn("localhost");

		jobManager = mock(JobMaster.class);
		jobManagerGateway = mock(JobMasterGateway.class);
		when(jobManager.getSelfGateway(eq(JobMasterGateway.class))).thenReturn(jobManagerGateway);
		when(jobManager.getRpcService()).thenReturn(mockRpc);

		PowerMockito.whenNew(JobMaster.class).withAnyArguments().thenReturn(jobManager);

		jobCompletion = new TestingOnCompletionActions();

		leaderElectionService = mock(LeaderElectionService.class);
		when(leaderElectionService.hasLeadership()).thenReturn(true);

		SubmittedJobGraphStore submittedJobGraphStore = mock(SubmittedJobGraphStore.class);

		blobStore = mock(BlobStore.class);

		HighAvailabilityServices haServices = mock(HighAvailabilityServices.class);
		when(haServices.getJobManagerLeaderElectionService(any(JobID.class))).thenReturn(leaderElectionService);
		when(haServices.getSubmittedJobGraphStore()).thenReturn(submittedJobGraphStore);
		when(haServices.createBlobStore()).thenReturn(blobStore);
		when(haServices.getRunningJobsRegistry()).thenReturn(runningJobsRegistry);

		HeartbeatServices heartbeatServices = mock(HeartbeatServices.class);

		runner = PowerMockito.spy(new JobManagerRunner(
			ResourceID.generate(),
			new JobGraph("test", new JobVertex("vertex")),
			mock(Configuration.class),
			mockRpc,
			haServices,
			heartbeatServices,
			JobManagerServices.fromConfiguration(new Configuration(), mock(BlobServer.class)),
			new MetricRegistry(MetricRegistryConfiguration.defaultMetricRegistryConfiguration()),
			jobCompletion,
			jobCompletion));
	}

	@After
	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
	}

	@Ignore
	@Test
	public void testStartAndShutdown() throws Exception {
		runner.start();
		verify(leaderElectionService).start(runner);

		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFinished());
		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFailed());

		verify(jobManager).start(any(UUID.class));

		runner.shutdown();
		verify(leaderElectionService).stop();
		verify(jobManager).shutDown();
	}

	@Ignore
	@Test
	public void testShutdownBeforeGrantLeadership() throws Exception {
		runner.start();
		verify(jobManager).start();
		verify(leaderElectionService).start(runner);

		runner.shutdown();
		verify(leaderElectionService).stop();
		verify(jobManager).shutDown();

		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFinished());
		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFailed());

		runner.grantLeadership(UUID.randomUUID());
		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFinished());
		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFailed());

	}

	@Ignore
	@Test
	public void testJobFinished() throws Exception {
		runner.start();

		UUID leaderSessionID = UUID.randomUUID();
		runner.grantLeadership(leaderSessionID);
		verify(jobManager).start(leaderSessionID);
		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFinished());

		// runner been told by JobManager that job is finished
		runner.jobFinished(mock(JobExecutionResult.class));

		assertTrue(jobCompletion.isJobFinished());
		assertFalse(jobCompletion.isJobFinishedByOther());
		verify(leaderElectionService).stop();
		verify(jobManager).shutDown();
		assertTrue(runner.isShutdown());
	}

	@Ignore
	@Test
	public void testJobFailed() throws Exception {
		runner.start();

		UUID leaderSessionID = UUID.randomUUID();
		runner.grantLeadership(leaderSessionID);
		verify(jobManager).start(leaderSessionID);
		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFinished());

		// runner been told by JobManager that job is failed
		runner.jobFailed(new Exception("failed manually"));

		assertTrue(jobCompletion.isJobFailed());
		verify(leaderElectionService).stop();
		verify(jobManager).shutDown();
		assertTrue(runner.isShutdown());
	}

	@Ignore
	@Test
	public void testLeadershipRevoked() throws Exception {
		runner.start();

		UUID leaderSessionID = UUID.randomUUID();
		runner.grantLeadership(leaderSessionID);
		verify(jobManager).start(leaderSessionID);
		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFinished());

		runner.revokeLeadership();
		verify(jobManager).suspendExecution(any(Throwable.class));
		assertFalse(runner.isShutdown());
	}

	@Ignore
	@Test
	public void testRegainLeadership() throws Exception {
		runner.start();

		UUID leaderSessionID = UUID.randomUUID();
		runner.grantLeadership(leaderSessionID);
		verify(jobManager).start(leaderSessionID);
		assertTrue(!jobCompletion.isJobFinished());

		runner.revokeLeadership();
		verify(jobManager).suspendExecution(any(Throwable.class));
		assertFalse(runner.isShutdown());

		UUID leaderSessionID2 = UUID.randomUUID();
		runner.grantLeadership(leaderSessionID2);
		verify(jobManager).start(leaderSessionID2);
	}

	private static class TestingOnCompletionActions implements OnCompletionActions, FatalErrorHandler {

		private volatile JobExecutionResult result;

		private volatile Throwable failedCause;

		private volatile boolean finishedByOther;

		@Override
		public void jobFinished(JobExecutionResult result) {
			checkArgument(!isJobFinished(), "job finished already");
			checkArgument(!isJobFailed(), "job failed already");

			this.result = result;
		}

		@Override
		public void jobFailed(Throwable cause) {
			checkArgument(!isJobFinished(), "job finished already");
			checkArgument(!isJobFailed(), "job failed already");

			this.failedCause = cause;
		}

		@Override
		public void jobFinishedByOther() {
			checkArgument(!isJobFinished(), "job finished already");
			checkArgument(!isJobFailed(), "job failed already");

			this.finishedByOther = true;
		}

		@Override
		public void onFatalError(Throwable exception) {
			jobFailed(exception);
		}

		boolean isJobFinished() {
			return result != null || finishedByOther;
		}

		boolean isJobFinishedByOther() {
			return finishedByOther;
		}

		boolean isJobFailed() {
			return failedCause != null;
		}
	}
}

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Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that partners in its Better Buildings, Better Plants Program have saved about $4.2 billion in cumulative energy costs across nearly 3,000 facilities that represent about 12 percent of the U.S. manufacturing energy footprint. In addition, DOE is recognizing the achievements of nine partners who have met their energy or water savings goals this year and welcoming 12 new partners who have joined the program.
Today, close to 200 Better Plants partners are reducing energy costs to strengthen their productivity, create jobs, and increase their resiliency. As part of the broader Better Buildings Initiative, Better Plants partners voluntarily set a long-term goal, typically to reduce energy intensity by 25 percent over a 10-year period across all their U.S. operations. DOE supports these efforts with technical expertise and national recognition.
Here are a few highlights from the 2017 Better Plants update that outlines the progress of Better Plants partners over the past year.
DOE welcomed Bristol-Myers Squibb and eleven other partners, bringing the total number of partners committing to improve energy performance to 190.
Four Better Plants partners have committed to more aggressive energy-savings goals through the Better Plants Challenge, bringing the total number of Challenge partners to 41.
One Better Plants Challenge partner, Celanese Corporation, a Fortune 500 chemicals and advanced materials manufacturer from Irving, Texas, met its second goal after meeting its first goal in 2014; they are the 15th partner to set a new ambitious pledge after meeting their initial goal.
General Motors, a Challenge partner in the Fortune 10, exceeded its water goal four years early and reduced its water intensity by 28.3 percent against a 2010 baseline.
Honda North America joined the Better Plants Supply Chain Initiative, sponsoring a cohort of eight suppliers that are now taking advantage of program resources and support to improve their energy efficiency.
New Better Practice and Better Project awards were introduced in 2017 to honor 11 partners' exceptional energy-efficiency solutions, including Harley-Davidson, Eastman, and C.F. Martin Guitar.
Partners like JR Simplot and the City of Grand Rapids Water Resource Recovery Facility have leveraged new Better Plants In-Plant Training topics in industrial refrigeration and water/wastewater treatment to develop their workforce and identify energy-savings opportunities.
The Field Validation and Diagnostic Equipment Program was created to facilitate data analysis and measurement among partners.
Read the full report to learn more about this year's successes and how the Better Plants program plans to boost competitiveness through improvements in energy efficiency.
Through the Better Buildings Initiative, the Energy Department is partnering with public and private sector organizations to make commercial, public, industrial, and residential buildings more energy efficient over the next decade while creating thousands of jobs. These partners have contributed to over 1,000 solutions on the Better Buildings Solution Center.


And stretched lax lips into smirks.
She's going to get it!
Not in surrender, she explained.
The grins asked - can we vote?
She asked for other voices.
Bloomed on the green board.
For the pessimist- albeit realist.
She had a perfect salvo.
And smiled as she left.
This has got to be one of the silliest ever in terms of rhyme, so please bear with this rambler!
Asking to fill the void.
And try to flatter myself.
For, it now comes to me.
Would you believe this crept through eyelids a few nights ago, and left; revisited during invigilation time, yesterday morning. Too nonsensical, surreal maybe. But a goosebumpy personal favourite for me, now.


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Managing and updating hundreds and thousands of products with custom options may turn into a nightmare, especially when you have to edit a bunch of options within a short period of time. Creating options templates and applying them to a number of products will help to solve the issue. The Dynamic Products Options extension saves your time and helps to optimize the process of updating custom options.
The extension expands the functionality of creating and applying options templates to multiple products in bulk. It improves and simplifies the process of updating products by allowing to make changes in one options template only and associate it to multiple products.
Click PRODUCTS -> Product Options Templates -> Add New Template. Add the sections with custom options to our template. After the editing process is finished, remember to save the template by clicking buttons "Save" or "Save and Continue Edit".
When the template is saved, go to the product grid and apply the template to the chosen products. Select necessary products and choose "Load Options Template 1 to Many" in the Mass Actions dropdown.
Replace options and leave them editable – the chosen template is added to the products removing current custom options. You are able to edit options without updating them within the template.
Append options and leave them editable – the chosen template is added to the current custom options without removing existing ones. You can edit options per product only. The changes made in the template won't be applied to products automatically.
Let's choose the third method called "Replace options and associate to template". After you choose the template, all custom options in the selected products will be replaced with the options template. You no longer need to make changes in the product options. Just make necessary changes in the template and apply to the products.
Using the forth method "Append options and associate to template" you will be able to add a new bunch of custom options to the existing ones. Thus you need to make changes in the particular template to update all options in the chosen products.
After choosing the mode click "OK" to apply the selected template. Then open one of the updated products and find section "Dynamic Product Options".
The chosen method won't allow to edit options in the product directly. You can update the template only and then apply the changes to the products.
You can also add a template per product. Find the "Product Options Templates" block, load one of the existing templates and choose a method.
Now let's edit our template and apply to the chosen products. Go to PRODUCTS -> Product Options Templates. Then select the necessary template in the list and open it for editing. After you add, delete, or change custom options, save the template and click button "Apply to Products".
You can track the updating process in the progress bar above the settings. After the update check out the results in backend or frontend.
Now you can see how the custom options will look in the updated products on the Frontend.